It's that time of year. Your kids will paint their faces to look like ghosts and goblins and hit the trick-or-treating route.It's time to get pick your costume and get ready to go trick-or-treating, but you can't have a bunny and a cat without a little makeup. There are two kinds of face paint, oil-based and water-based. When you're talking about children's faces, water-based paint works best because it's easy to take off and gentler on the skin."If you're using oil-based paint, the concern with that is if you leave it on too long, it can be irritating. But in addition it can make, especially teenagers, more prone to breakouts because it is oil-based it can clog the pours and make them more prone to acne breakouts," said dermatologist Dr. Ranjani Katta.While acne breakouts are not a big concern for younger children, there are plenty of other ways that makeup can cause irritation."It's not so much that their skin hasn't developed, but we're concerned about is the young child. The infants and toddlers, that they might more easily get it into their eyes or into their mouths, and they're rubbing their face a lot more and don't realize what they're doing," said Katta.After the kids head out into the neighborhood to gather all that candy, it's time to go home and take off the makeup. The water-based allows you to take it off with just soap and water. But if your child begins to itch their face after you take it off, there are ways to take care of the problem."If it's from irritation from it being left on too long, usually you're okay using some over-the-counter hydro-cortisone cream. You wouldn't want to use that for more than a couple of days, and if it still goes on, you might want to see your dermatologist about it," said Katta.It's important to read the directions before applying the makeup because some products made overseas might not contain ingredients approved by the food and drug administration.

Prominent Cosmetic Dermatologist and Author Joins MySkinCareConnection.com

The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) today announced that Dr. Hema Sundaram, an accomplished dermatologist, cosmetic surgeon and author, is joining the MySkinCareConnection.com community as a skincare and aesthetic medicine expert. Sundaram is the author of Face Value: The Truth About Beauty and A Guilt-Free Guide to Finding It [Rodale], which was honored by the National Press Club. She appears regularly on NBC television and XM radio programming and has been quoted in leading publications including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, Prevention Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Allure and Cosmopolitan.

A Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, Sundaram will be writing twice weekly on a variety of issues, ranging from updates on the latest acne and anti-aging products on the market, to the latest cosmetic trends in pop culture.

New business spotlight on Desiree Itsell, Arbonne consultant

Pure. Safe. Beneficial. Those three words are what Arbonne Swiss skin care products are all about. And Desiree Itsell, an independent consultant for the Arbonne company, is excited to sell the products with her team of four people. “Our products don't have things like animal byproducts, minerals, chemical perfumes and dyes," Itsell said. The products are also all manufactured in the U.S., she said. The company offers different products for women, teens, men and even babies. Itsell said the products are especially good for people with sensitive skin. Arbonne has products that appeal to everyone, Itsell said. “Arbonne's tagline is from the cradle to the rocker," Itsell said. There is a teen line called f.y.i., for young individuals, anti-aging products, acne products and weight loss and nutrition products.

Alma(TM) Lasers to Debut Five New Products at the 66th Annual Meeting ...

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Alma Lasers Ltd. ("Alma Lasers"), a global developer and marketer of laser, intense pulsed light, and radiofrequency-based aesthetic devices, announced today that it will unveil five new products at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in San Antonio, Texas, from February 2nd to 4th. Company representatives will be available during this time to discuss Alma Lasers' full line of products in booth #4465 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

These new products include the Harmony(XL) Multi-Application System, Pixel CO2 OmniFit handpiece, Pixel Er OmniFit handpiece, Pixel CO2 System and Accent(XL) UniLarge handpiece. The Harmony(XL) has more power, five new contact-cooled handpieces, a high-powered Pixel(TM) 2940 for fractional ablative skin resurfacing, Pain-Free Hair Removal, and a LED handpiece for post-treatment erythema.